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- noun euphemistic The word
love . - noun euphemistic The word
lesbian . - noun Any word beginning with l that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.
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Examples
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Well, for one, he finally gets a job, and two, he tries to come to terms with saying the l-word (not lesbians) to Ramona, his mysterious girlfriend.
Books in 2009, #3 pabba 2009
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You couldn't ask for a better defense of the l-word.
Susan J. Demas: Alma Wheeler Smith: A Real Progressive Runs for Michigan Governor 2009
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(Look … I used the l-word twice.) on November 30, 2007 at 8: 16 am | Reply Alexis
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But, because it's "conformist" or "normative," we don't get as excited about historicizing it quite precisely as we do when Bennett uses the l-word.
Teach This Book! Judith Bennett's History Matters: Patriarchy and the Challenge of Feminism (Part 3 Of A Blogfest) Tenured Radical 2009
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October 13, 2007 at 12: 42 AM dude, totally. although i would say i've seen a couple promising episodes of "life," which co-stars the arab american woman who played a latina lesbian in l-word. but what is up with all the new alpha male/rich bitch shows?
Oh Dear 2007
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Good to hear the l-word, but the boilerplate about "90%" and "change" is getting tiresome.
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McCain tried to paint Obama as a tax-and-spend liberal, a throwback to the days when the elder Bush made Michael Dukakis ashamed of the "l-word".
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As for Acting Sergeant Ken Deane, the man who shot George, and who was later convicted of criminal negligence, Linden manages to call him a liar on several occasions but once again without actually using the l-word--words like "implausible" are used instead.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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As for Acting Sergeant Ken Deane, the man who shot George, and who was later convicted of criminal negligence, Linden manages to call him a liar on several occasions but once again without actually using the l-word--words like "implausible" are used instead.
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The two groups especially reject the l-word when the evidence shows that Bush and his top advisers have lied about the
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